There is something really sad about Marcus King’s wife, Briley King Hussey, but you wouldn’t know it just by looking at her because Briley is a stunning “social media influencer.”
Fan forums like the Celeb Wives of Nashville have been gossiping about Marcus and Briley since their engagement. One of their Reddit threads was dedicated to the “massive” diamond ring that Marcus gave Briley.
One commenter thought Marcus and Briley were a “weird couple” who gave them “weird vibes.” Someone else wrote that they “genuinely do not understand this couple.” Shockingly, they didn’t even think Marcus’ money was worth this marriage when they added, “I get it he has money but really.”
That’s not just sad. It’s kind of cruel. The truth is that Marcus might not even be as well-off as some of the Celeb Wives think he is.
Another commenter on the forum admitted that they wondered “where all the money is coming from” for Marcus to afford a “giant diamond and a massive luxury wedding.” They did imply that Marcus is “talented” and “great,” but he’s not at the “mainstream artist” stage yet, with constant radio play and huge stadium tours to make him super-rich.
So, what’s the real truth? Is Briley in this for the “money” that might not even be there, or is she trying to boost her career on social media by marrying Marcus? Other sides to this story would probably shock the Celeb Wives of Nashville, who’ve made catty comments that Briley and Marcus “look like a middle-aged mom and her son.”
Marcus Met Briley at His Lowest Point
People Magazine went in-depth when Marcus and Briley married in a “lavish ceremony” on February 19, 2023, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.
At the time, Marcus was 26, and Briley was 31. While she is a bit older than him, Marcus confessed their whole love story to People.
Marcus said that Briley “waltzed up” on his tour bus the night they met as if “she owned it.” One of the first things that drew Marcus in wasn’t Briley’s looks but her “sweet southern drawl.”
He recalled that Briley “asked to connect to the Bluetooth,” and then she started playing Linda Ronstadt and Aretha Franklin loudly. They “sang and danced til it was time for the bus to leave.” Marcus told People, “I told her the next morning to quit her job and marry me instead.”
Maybe Marcus was joking in the People article because he told another, far darker side of this story in a SPIN interview published in May 2024. Marcus made far more serious confessions about the night he first met Briley.
He claimed he met “a woman” after a concert when he was at his “lowest point.” Marcus admitted that he “left this voicemail” for her “at five in the morning.” She had a “corporate job at the time, so obviously she didn’t answer the phone.”
Then, Marcus dropped a real truth bomb, confessing he was “in an incredibly broken and fragile state” that night. Can you guess who the woman with the “corporate job” was?
That’s right: it was Briley. Not only did she grow up in a wealthy North Carolina family, but she was working high-up with the Bank of America when she met Marcus. So, the real truth is Briley has always gotten by making her own money.
Briley and Marcus Are Talented Performers
Shockingly, Marcus confessed to SPIN that Briley became the “light” in his life when he needed some “guidance.” Briley and Marcus also share a love of music. Some of his fans were surprised to learn that Briley is a talented vocalist who used to sing the national anthem for college sporting events at North Carolina State University and East Carolina University.
Briley is drawn to Marcus, the super-talented performer who’s been compared to Chris Stapleton. When Marcus brings Briley on stage to sing duets, she doesn’t look like she’s acting. She honestly seems to adore her man.
However, The Providence Journal also reported that Briley sang at a huge rally in December 2015. At the time, she called it “hands down… the coolest experience of my life.” She called her mom “crying” afterward.
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Briley’s “coolest experience” was singing at a political rally for Donald Trump when he ran for president nine years ago. That isn’t everyone’s idea of cool. When people online found out about Briley’s far-right politics, they threw shade at Marcus and Briley and accused her of turning him into a MAGA member.
So, is that another sad truth about Briley? Another Subreddit called Jambands is way more about the music than the gossip when it comes to Marcus, but users on one thread still claimed that Briley had gone on a “Trump tour” and “gave speeches.”
A user on the thread claimed to have evidence that Marcus had once been “very un-MAGA.” A year after Briley sang at the Trump rally, the user wrote, “I taped a show… where Marcus sang “Don’t Vote for Trump” instead of “We Want the Funk.”
But one user set the record straight about Marcus’s politics. They wrote that they’d seen Marcus “in Seattle a few months ago” and that Marcus and his band “made fun of Trump” for 15 minutes before the show started.” This user claimed that Marcus is “not a part of MAGA in any way.”
Briley Helped Save Marcus
In April 2024, an interview with Marcus appeared on CBS, and Marcus’s confessions were heartbreaking. Anybody who thinks that Marcus and Briley make a “weird couple” should pay closer attention to this.
Marcus talked about growing up and having his self-confidence “diminished by so many people.” Marcus revealed he’s finally found “hope” after “overcoming depression, body image issues, and abandonment.” Before he met Briley, music was his “safety blanket to escape everything,” including the “storm going on” in his brain.
In high school, Marcus felt like such an “outcast” that he quit in his “junior year.” He was still a teenager when he hit the road touring. Marcus admitted that he even used a fake name and email to get gigs for him and his band.
CBS reported that Marcus “released three acclaimed albums” as the leader of the Marcus King Band and earned a Grammy nomination for his debut solo album, “El Dorado,” in 2020. That was when Marcus hit rock bottom.
He admitted that he got into a “really rough spot.” Marcus went through a “really bad breakup” before he met Briley. It caused him to go on “a series of benders… followed by… deep, deep depression.”
Marcus revealed, “I was hurting so bad that it was difficult to perform.” At practically his lowest point, Marcus met Briley, and he told CBS that she “helped to save” him.
Marcus’ Little Bird
While Briley’s worst critics slam her for singing at a Trump rally nine years ago or “spending all Marcus’s money on hideous clothing,” it seems like Briley can pay for herself, and her politics are a non-issue.
Marcus would agree. He even told CBS that when he met Briley that night after a gig, he saw “a woman who wasn’t gonna tolerate any nonsense.”
In the People article, Briley explained how Marcus had nicknamed her ‘little bird’ the night they met. While it’s a sweet nickname, it doesn’t really explain what kind of woman Briley is deep down inside and the power of her love for Marcus.
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He claimed to CBS that Briley could tell how deeply he was hiding his pain. He revealed, “She made me fight for it, fight for her.” When Marcus appeared on The Bob Lefsetz podcast, he explained how he knew Briley was “special” from the beginning.
Marcus described Briley as “really sassy” from the first time he met her. She’s always called him on his “BS.”
He met Briley at a gig in Raleigh, North Carolina. When he invited her backstage, Briley wasn’t having it. Marcus told Bob that Briley said, “What do you expect is gonna happen?”
She made it clear that she wasn’t some kind of groupie. She even joked to Marcus, “I bet you invite everybody backstage.” That’s when Marcus told his future wife, “You’re special,” which seems like the real truth.
